The in vivo underlying mechanism for recovery response formation in nano-titanium dioxide exposed Caenorhabditis elegans after transfer to the normal condition.

Nanomedicine

Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering in Ministry of Education, Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China. Electronic address:

Published: January 2014

Unlabelled: So far, we still know little about mechanism for recovery response of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs). Here we used Caenorhabditis elegans to investigate recovery responses of titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2-NPs) exposed animals and the underlying mechanism. After acute exposure to TiO2-NPs (100mg/L), endpoints including defecation and permeable state of intestinal barrier of exposed nematodes returned to control levels; however, after prolonged exposure to TiO2-NPs (100μg/L), endpoints of exposed nematodes could not be recovered to control levels under the normal condition. After prolonged exposure to TiO2-NPs, nematodes exhibited severe deficits in development of intestinal barrier and AVL and DVB neurons controlling defecation; however, after acute exposure to TiO2-NPs, nematodes had normal developmental state of intestinal barrier and AVL and DVB neurons. Our results imply that developmental states of intestinal barrier and AVL and DVB neurons may serve as a pivotal determinant for recovery response in TiO2-NPs exposed nematodes.

From The Clinical Editor: This basic science study investigates the recovery response to TiO2 nanoparticles in a nematode model, and concludes that developmental states of the intestinal barrier and AVL and DVB neurons likely serve as determinants for recovery following TiO2-NP exposure.

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